It’s not the biggest motor show in the world and it’s not the flashiest, but it’s one of the most important.

This year there’s plenty to see at Geneva, including a few stars from Britain. So what’s new?

Jaguar

A couple of crackers on Jaguar’s stand. First there’s the new F-Type coupe. It’s already been shown in America but this is its first European appearance. It looks better than the roadster and it’s even a bit cheaper.

Completely new is the XFR-S ­Sportbrake, the car Jaguar said it wouldn’t make. It’s a stunning estate powered by a supercharged 542bhp 5.0-litre V8 motor that’ll give Merc’s E63 AMG estate a run for its money.

Renault Twingo

Renault Twingo

We wrote about the new little Renault last week and now we’ve seen it in the metal. It looks great; small, stylish and a bit different. The bad news is that Renault says there won’t be a RS version. It’s on sale in September for around £10,000.

British beast: The McLaren 650S Spider

McLaren 650S

McLaren is showing a spider version of its 650S supercar. Yours for £215,250. It’s got more power than the 12C on which it’s based and has styling that’s closer to the P1. You get special wheels, carbon ceramic brakes and new infotainment system.

Alfa Romeo 4c Spider

Alfa is showing a spider version of its 4C car that goes into production next year. It has a canvas roof and different headlamp, wheel and exhaust designs to the coupe.

The exhaust is made by Akrapovic, designers of slick motorcycle road and race systems. Apart from these changes the spider is the same as the coupe, except for an increase in weight of 60kg.

Audi TT

Audi unveiled its new TT on its stand but that was almost overshadowed by the TT Quattro Sport concept. This beast is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged motor that produces, wait for it, 414bhp. That’s even more power than Merc’s A45 AMG. The concept TT has a huge honeycomb grille, no rear seats and loads of racy detailing. Even if it never goes into production, this extreme TT shows that Audi intends to make the new car more sporty.

Best: The Toyota Aygo

Toyota Aygo

All three of the Citroen C1/Peugeot 108 and Toyota Aygo family are at Geneva. All have their own brand styling touches and the common consensus is that the Toyota’s styling works best.

There’s a distinctive new “cross” nose and a double bubble roof. The new Aygo is 25mm longer than the previous model and has a 1.0-litre three-cylinder motor.

Porsche 919 Hybrid

This monster is Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Le Mans racing car that will be driven this year by Mark Webber. The Australian was at Geneva explaining what the four-wheel drive Porsche is like to drive.

Porsche says that the car is the most complete racer that it’s ever built. It features a 2.0-litre V4 petrol engine that drives the rear wheels and an electric motor that drives the front.

Volkswagen T-Roc

It’s a concept at the moment, but VW’s T-Roc is virtually production ready. The interesting looking SUV is based on the Golf and is shorter, lower and wider than VW’s Tiguan crossover.

The T-Roc, if Volkswagen puts it into production, will be a rival to the Nissan Juke and Renault Captur.

Dream: The Lamborghini Huracan

Lamborghini Huracan

This is the Lamborghini Huracan, the replacement for the Gallardo. It’s powered by a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine that produces 602bhp.

Lamborghini says the car will do 0-62mph in 3.2sec and over 200mph. Its chassis uses sections of carbon fibre which make it 50% stiffer than the Gallardo’s and around 10% lighter. When it goes on sale in the latter part of this year the Huracan will cost around £188,000.